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CASH. INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

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CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER. No. 406,533. Patented July .9, 1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN H. PATTERSON, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CASH INDICATOR AND REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,533, dated July 9, 1889.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known -that I, JOHN H. PATTERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash Registers and Indicators, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying' drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention has for its object an improvement in the construction of this class of machines, and its novelty will be herein set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of my improved machine with the near side of the case and frame-work removed. Fig. 2 is a front perspective view of the machine, looking at it in the direction in dicated by the arrow in Fig. 1, and with the case and the registering mechanism removed. Figs. 3, 4, 5, G, 7, and 8 are details to be referred to hereinafter.

The same letters of reference are used to indicate identical parts in all the figures.

One feature of my invention relates to the tablet raising' and supporting mechanism, and in this respect it is an improvement upon the machine shown and described in Letters Patent No. 383,007, issued to me May 15, 1888.

The machine is inelosed in the usual locked case or cabinet A, having at its upper rearA portion the glass-covered reading-openings B for the exposure of the indicating-tablets, and having in its lower portion a drawer-cour partment containing the usual spring-pressed money drawer or till C.

D are the side uprights of the framework of the machine.

E are the operating-keys, pivoted on the shaft F, their front ends extending through slots in t-he casing, and provided with the usual numbered buttons G, and their rear ends resting on any suitable cross-piece i.

H I are the two banks of registering-wheels, strung upon shafts extending across the frame-work of the machine, the wheels of the lower bank being actuated in the usual manner by dogs J, pivoted to the keys E.

K is the usual vibrating resetting-frame, hung by side arms a on the shaft F, and eX- D, and connected at vits forward end to the side arm a of the vibrating frame K, and carryin g at its upper rear end a tripping-dog c, engaging with a wiper-block d on the gonghammer M.

O is the lockingsbolt for the money-drawer, actuated to release the drawer whenever any key is operated through the medium of the pivoted bolt-lever I) and rear extension e of the bell-crank M, in the usual manner.

Q are the tablet-rods, arranged in guides It and carrying at their upper ends the indicating-tablets S.

T is a slotted supporting-bar extending laterally across the machine immediately in rear of the rear ends of the keys, and arranged to have lateral play in slots in the side uprights D of the frame-work. The walls on one side of the slots f in this bar are inclined or beveled, as shown, said inelines terminating at their upper ends in offsets or shoulders g.

The lower ends of the tablet-rods Q are provided on their front sides with projections h, which extend forward through the slots j' in the supporting-bar T and rest on the rear ends of the operating-'keys E. A spring U holds thcl bar T normally pressed to one side, with the inclined walls of its slots over the projections 72y of the tablet-rods.

From this construction it will be seen that upon operating any key its rear end will lift its tablet-rod, whose projection 7L, bearing against the inclined wall of its slot j", will push the bar T aside until said projection passes above the incline, whereupon the spring U will return the bar T to its normal position, and the projection will be caught upon the shoulder g and the tablet-rod held up with its tablet exposed to view. Upon releasing the operated key the latter will drop back to its normal position, its dog` .I effect a fresh engagement with the ratchet of its registering-wheel I'I, and the vibrating frame K, tri ppin g-dog c, and d rawer-bolt O will be reset,

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ready it'or a second operation, while the tablet-- rod will remain elevated with its tablet exposed to view.

\Vhile in Figs. l and 2 l. have shown the i projections 7L as consisting of pins inserted through holes in the lower endsot the tablet rods, any suitable t'orm of projection may be used; or the lower cnd ot the tal'det-roditselt may be bent at right angles to its vertical portion to t'orm the projectitm, as seen in Figs. $3 and 5. Again, as seen in Figs. t and 5, the supporting-bar '.l may be loca-ted in rear ot the tablet-rods, in which event the tablet-rods may rest directly on the keys, while the projections 71 on their rear side extend through the slots in the bar T; or, as seen in Fig. t3, the i'ront ends of the pins which torm the projections /z may rest on the rear ends ot' the keys, while their rear ends extend through the slots in said bar; also, Awhile I have shown and described the supporting-bar T as being held in and returned to its normal position by means oli' a spring U, this spring may be dispensed with and the same resultaccomplished by inclining the upper portions ot the left-hand walls ot' the slots over the vertical. portions of said slots-a construt-tnm well known in this class ot machines.

In the machine described in my former patent the rear ends ot` the keys themselves passed through the slots in the bar ',l`, and when operated were eaughtnpon and held up bythe shoulders g to expose their tablets, and could not be reset until a second key was operated or the bar 'l moved aside by hand to release them. Such construction prevented the use ot' the vibrating trame Ii and the ordinary mechanism for actuating` the gonghammer and drawer-bolt, which had to be actuated by the bar ',l. Nor could the same key be successively operated without tirst moving the bar Vl` aside by hand to release it. My present construction overcomes all these objections, and the gong, drawer-bolt, and registering mechanisms are enabled to be actuated in the usual well-known manner independently of the tablet raising and supporting mechanism.

I find it desirable to employ in this class ot' machines a seriesotpaid-in, paid-out, chal-ge, and change keys, with corresponding register-iiig-wheels and int'licatingtablets, in addition and supplementalV to the usual operating-keys, tablets, and reg'st-ering-wheels. In the present machine I have illustrated in Figs. 2, 7, and S tour oi' these keys, with their eorresponding indicatingtablets, marked, respectively, VPaid In, I aid Out, Charge, and tfhangef7 and their corresponding registeringwheelsI Vl I. bear on their periphery a series of numbers in multiples ot one, and each is arranged to be turned one number at each operation otl its key to register the total number of operations of such key. The first three of these keys are designed to be used in connection with a system of credit and charge tickets in the toliowing manner: The paid-in and paid-out signsindieate, respectively, paid in and paid out on account. When the cashier or proprieter receives any money which is to bc credited to the account ot' the party paymg, he operates the paid-in key ot the machine, places thc money in the drawer, and puts in with it a paid-in ticket having written on it the name ot the party paying and the amount paid. Vvhen he pays out money which is to be charged to the party to whom it is paid, he operates the paid-out key, takes the money out ot" the drawer, and puts in thc drawer a paid-out ticket havingl written on it the amount paid out and the name ot' the person to whom itwas paid. \\'henever a sale is made on credit, the eharge-key is operated and a charge-ticket is put in the drawer having written on it the name olf the purchaser and a memorandum ot the goods sold and price ehz'trged t'or same. The change-key is operated whenever access to the cash-drawer is desired tor the purpose ot' making change t'or third parties, or t'or any other purpose when it is desired not to register any amount on the cash-registering mechanism.

d'hen the proprietor opens the machine at the end ot' the days business to take otT the registrations and count the cash in the money-drawer, he will add to the amount he iinds in the drawer the total amount indicated on the paid-out tickets, and he will subtract t'rom this sum the total amou nt indicated on the paid-in tickets. rlhc .remainder should correspond to the total amount registered on the eash-registeri11g wheels.

The numbers on the paidsin, paid-ont, and charge wheels should correspond to the num ber ot' like tickets in the drawer, so that it' the cashier or ynfoprietor has duringI the day neglected to make a memorandum ot any such transaction he will readily detect it and endeavor to recall to mind what it was. lle can transfer the memoranda trom these tiekn ets to his books at' leisure. '.lhe number which appears on the` change-registering wheel will indicate the ,number ol.' times the cash-drawer has been opened lor the mere purpose of imtking change or such other purposes as the change-key may be used `t'or. Vlt is the design and object ot' these supplemental keys, and especially ot the first three, to enable the prolnietor to keep a complete and accurate record of all the financial transactions in his business during the day. It is the duty of the person having charge ot' the machine togo to it and operate one of the yI claiml. In a cash register and indicator, the combination of a series of' operating-keys of fixed values pivoted on a horizontal shaft at the front of' the machine, a horizontal supporting-bar extending transversely across the machine in rear of the rear ends of the keys and provided with a series of vertical slots, cach having an inclined wall and supportingshoulder, and a series of vertical tablet-rods arranged in guides and actuated by said operating-keys, and carrying at their upper ends indicating tablets, and provided at their lower ends with projections which extend through the slots in said supporting-bar, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a cash register and indicator, the combination of a series of operating-keys of fixed values pivoted on a horizontal shaft at the front of the machine, and a registering mechanism operated by said keys to register the value thereof, a horizontal supporting-bar eX- tending transversely across the machinein rear of the rear ends of the keys and provided with a series of vertical slots, each having an inclined wall and supporting-shoulder, and a series of vertical tablet-rods arranged in guides and actuated by said operatingkeys, and carrying at their upper ends indicating-tablets, and provided at their lower ends with projections which extend through the slots in said supporting-bar, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. In a cash register and indicator, the combination of a series of operating-keys of fixed values pivoted on a horizontal shaft at the front of the machine, a horizontal supporting-bar extending transversely across the machine in rear of the rear ends of the keys and provided with a series of vertical slots, each having an inclined wall and supporting-shoulder, and a seriesof vertical tablet-rods arranged in guides, carrying at their upper ends indicatingtablets, and provided at their lower ends with projections which extend through the slots in said supporting-bar and are engaged by the rear ends of the pivoted operating-keys, substantially as and for the purpose described.

i. In a cash register and indicator, the combination of a series of operating-keys of fixed values pivoted on a horizontal shaft at the front of' the machine, a series of registeringwheels operated by said keys to register the value thereof, a horizontal supporting-bar extending transversely across the machine in rear of' the rear ends of the keys and provided with a series of vertical slots, each having an inclined wall and supporting-shoulder, and a series of vertical tablet-rods arranged in guides, carrying at their upper ends indicating-tablets, and provided at their lower ends with projections which extend through the slots in said sul'iporting-bar and are engaged by the rear ends of the pivoted operating-keys, substantially as and for the pue pose described.

5. In a cash register and indicator, the combination of the operating-keys E, pivoted on the shaft F, slotted supporting-bar T, extending transversly across the machine in rearof the rear ends of said keys, and the vertical tablet-rods Q, carrying at their upper ends thev indicating-tablets S, and provided at their lower ends with the projections h, extending through the slots in the bar T, substantially as and for the purpose described.

(i. In a cash register and indicator, the combination of the operating-keys E, pivoted on the shaft F, and provided with the actuatingdogs J, registering-wheels II, slotted supporting-bar T, extending transversely across the machine in rear of the rear ends of the keys, and the vertical tablet-rods Q, carrying at their upper ends the indicating-tablets S, and provided at their lower ends with the projections h, extending through the slots in the bar T, substantially as and for the purpose described.

7. In a cash register and indicator having a series of operating-keys of fixed values actuating a series of imjlicating-tablets and a registering mechanism to indicate and register the cash sales corresponding to the values of said keys, the combination of a supplemental operating-key having on its front end a button bearing the sign Paid In, an indicating-tablet actuated thereby and bearing a corresponding sign, and a registering-wheel operated by said supplemental key and bearing on its periphery a series of numbers in multiples of one, said supplemental key, tablet, and registering-wheel being designed and arranged to indicate each receipt of money on account and to register the total number of such receipts, substantially as described.

S. In a cash register and indicator having a series of operating-keys of fixed values actuating a series of' indicating-tablets and a iegistering mechanism to indicate and register the cash sales corresponding to the values of' said keys, the combination of a supplemental operating-key having' on its front end a button bearing the sign Paid Out, an indicating-tablet actuated thereby and bearing a corresponding sign, and a registering-wheel operated by said supplemental key and bearing on its periphery a series of numbers in multiples of one, said supplemental key, tablet, an d registering-wheel being designed and arranged to indicate each payment of money out on account and to register the total number of such payments, substantially as described.

9. In a cash register and indicator having a series of operating-keys of fixed values actuating a series of indicating-tablets and a registering mechanism to indicate and register the cash sales corresponding to the values of said keys, the combination of a supplemental operating-key having on its front end a but- IOO iro

ten lfiearingthe sign Charge, an indicatingtablet actuated thereby and bearing a corresponding' sign, and a registering-wheel Opel'- ated by said supplemental key and bearing en its periphery :L Series of numbers in multiples of ene, said supplemental key, tablet, and registeringwl1eel being designed andarran ged te indicate each eredit sale and te register the total number of sueh sales, substantially as described.

10. In a Cash register and indieator having` a series of operating-keys of lixed Values actuating,r a series of in(heating-tablets anda registering' mechanism to indicate and register the cash sales Corresponding' te the Values el said keys, the combination 0f a supplemental 

